Dr2's Stars & Stripes Preview

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Starting this Friday, Downtown Mt. Clemens will play host to the 4th Annual Stars & Stripes Festival, which has quickly become the Premier Music Festival, and the only major festival to remain free in the Detroit Area. A family friendly event, the festival encompasses the entire downtown district with fireworks, food, shopping, carnival rides and even a petting zoo for the kids. But the main attraction has got to be the music that takes place on 4 stages located through out the
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Family Fun For Everyone!
festival, featuring national, regional, & local acts, this festival has become thee fest to play. With the recent announcement that Detroit's "Comerica Taste Fest" will no longer be held over the holiday weekend, Stars & Stripes jumped at the opportunity to move the festival from its familiar last weekend in June, to the July 4th weekend, while expanding to 4 days. Headlining Friday Nights National Music Stage will be the Rockets, reuniting to bring us their hits from the late ‘70's that include Turn Up The Radio, Oh Well, & Lucille. Opening up for them will be Michigan's own Send More Cops, Stellar Drive, and Dirty Americans to give the night a definitive local flare before newcomers Love & Theft and the Legendary John Waite hit the stage before the Fireworks show that will finish as The Rockets take the stage. The Real Detroit Rock Stage plays host to local upstarts Shockwave, while the Made In Detroit Country Stage (?) welcomes a slew of Detroit Country Artists that includes Stephen Clarke (yes, Channel 7 News Anchor). Julianne, The Wrenfields, and David Shelby, all "made in Detroit" while the lone Nashville resident Ashley Allyson hits the stage around 6:15 pm. Look for local former Motown player, Melvin Davis to drop his blend of Motown over at the intimate Fountain Stage at around 10pm.

Saturday the action continues in overdrive as local

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Always an Awesome Fireworks Display
heroes, Critical Bill, riding a huge wave of recent success, including winning the 2010  Detroit Music Award for Outstanding Hard Rock Group, open up a great night of music on the National Stage that will see the recently reunited Fuel and Motley Crue frontman Vince Neil rockin the Clem in front of what will undoubtedly be a huge crowd. The Real Detroit Rock Stage will step it up a notch as it brings in Local MC & Hip Hop Artist HUSH to headline a strong line up that will feature the return of Lies Unknown, the rockin blues of Black Irish, and the sweet pop sounds of Bear Lake during the day. Local Country acts, Red Hill and Austin Scott play the Real Detroit Country Stage on Saturday.

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Uncle Kracker Performed at the 2009 Festival
Sunday will bring a bit of that country twang to the National Stage with local country artists JoCaine & Annabelle Road tuning the crowd for John Michael Montgomery, but as an added twist, the rock band Warrant will finish out the night. Be sure to catch the local rock blues group, The Muggs, who you may remember from Fox TV's Great American Band, and who have just recently returned from a sold out headlining tour across Spain, always a monumental performance from these guys opening up in the afternoon! Mike Lombardi of the hit TV series, Rescue Me, headlines the Real Detroit Rock Stage with his New York based band, Apache Stone, along with a couple of other Dr2 Favorites, Us Minus Them and Electric Playground. The Made In Detroit Country Stage also has a few of Dr2's Favorites with the likes of Yankeville, a real foot stomping time, as well as Karen "Red Winged" Neuman, before Longneck Strangler finishes out the night.

Monday it's a free for all, as Jason Derulo headlines that National Stage and will conclude this year's Stars & Stripes Fest. Be sure to hit up the official Stars & Stripes Festival site for the exact times and locations to all the attractions within the fair grounds. Remember too that all the local eateries, pubs, and shops will be open during the festival, so not only can you grab a bite of your favorite festival food, you'll be able to drop in and take a load off the feet at number of our favorite spots in the Clem, and believe me, there is a lot of them! Beside, with the temp's expected to be in the upper ‘80's all weekend long, a nice refreshing stop in the a/c will keep you going through the night! Get Out and Live Mt Clemens, Macomb Counties best kept secret! See ya around!

Danny D To Kick Off Bud Light Concert Series

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Danny D Kicks Off the Bud Light River Sight and Sound Concert Series on July 2

Rod Stewart Tribute Artist to Perform with Silver Bullet Band Founding Members in Mount Clemens, Michigan for Fireworks Celebration

Premiere Rod Stewart tribute artist Danny D kicks off the Bud Light River Sight and Sound Concert series on Friday, July 2 from 8:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.  This free outdoor show is part of Mount Clemens' annual Independence Day celebration and will be followed by a massive fireworks display.

Danny D and his all-star band The Vagabonds will perform a wide variety of legendary rocker Rod Stewart's best-loved hits including "Hot Legs," "Forever Young," "Maggie May," and "Hot Legs.".  Founding members of the Silver Bullet Band Robyn Robbins, Shaun Murphy, and Drew Abbott will also join Danny D onstage to perform a number of Bob Seger classics.  In addition to this live rock-hit tribute party, Danny D will treat fans to brand new, original music from his forthcoming full length CD, produced by Robbins, and set for national release in October 2010.

Danny D's tribute to Rod Stewart continues to receive rave reviews all over the Midwest and beyond for his remarkable homage to the legendary rocker.  Headlining festivals, casinos, dinner theatres and nightclubs, Danny D has also opened for some very big name acts including Uncle Kracker, Mitch Ryder, David Lee Roth, Air Supply, The Romantics and The Tubes.  Trumping those bills was a recent Rod Stewart concert at DTE Energy Theatre in Clarkston, Michigan when the man himself brought Danny D on stage for an impromptu duet!

Don't miss this free night of top-notch entertainment in Mt. Clemens on Friday, July 2!

For complete information on Danny D, including upcoming show dates, please visit his web site:  http://dannydlive.com/

The Bud Light River Sight and Sound Concert Series stage is located at 1 Crocker Blvd. in Mt. Clemens, Michigan.

BLAZE'S "Gang Rags" Out Now!

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BLAZE'S NEW ALBUM, GANG RAGS, RELEASED ON JUNE 22, 2010

"The Zombie King Himself, Blaze Ya Dead Homie, has Risen Back from the Dead to Deliver Newest Album, Gang Rags, to the Juggalo Nation."

Farmington Hills, Michigan, June 22, 2010 - Psychopathic Records artist, Blaze Ya Dead Homie, has released his forth, full length album, Gang Rags, worldwide on June 22, 2010.

The Juggalos have a ton to be hyped up for with the Gang Rags album. For starters, it has been almost three years since Blaze's last release, so no more waiting! And, second, in addition to tracks that are reminiscent of Blaze's usual throw back homage to the late ‘80s and ‘90s gangsta rap, listeners will be pleasantly surprised to hear some crazy, upbeat songs! The last and final, devastating detail is that Gang Rags is packaged with one of five exclusive bandanas: red, white, blue, green and black. That's right; the Juggalos are going to go crazy over trying to get their hands on all five bandanas!! Mike E. Clark and Violent J of Insane Clown Posse are responsible for the sharp production of Gang Rags. Violent J also lends his rap and writing skills on many tracks, including one where he is joined by his ICP partner, Shaggy 2 Dope. There are additional guest appearances by Kottonmouth Kings, ABK (Psychopathic Records), and the Dayton Family.

In support of Gang Rags, Blaze has some shows and in-store events lined up, and the schedules are found below:

SHOWS                                                                        IN-STORES

June 22nd

Clearwater Theater - West Dundee, IL                                      

June 23rd

Peabody's - Cleveland, OH                                   FYE - Cleveland, OH

June 24th

Alrosa Villa - Columbus, OH                                 FYE - Columbus, OH

June 25th

The Silo Nightclub - Reading, PA                           FYE - Reading, PA

June 26th

The Palladium - Worcester, MA

June 27th

Sonar - Baltimore, MD 21202                                 FYE - Hanover, MD

June 29th

Bogart's - Cincinnati, OH                                       FYE - Cincinnati, OH

June 30th

Emerson Theater - Indianapolis, IN

July 1st

Redstone Room @ River Music                                      FYE - Moline, IL

Experience - Davenport, IA

July 2nd

The Loft at Harem Urban Lounge                           FYE - Lansing, M

Lansing, MI

For More Info Please Visit:
www.psychopathicrecords.com
http://blaze.psychopathicrecords.com/

Oribtsuns to Release New CD

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The Orbitsuns CD release party is at Shelly Kelly's Erin Pub Friday June 11th on 14 mile rd. in Fraser just east of Groesbeck.

No cover - doors at 8pm.  21+.

"First Drink Of the Day" CDs (their third release) available for purchase - $10

All the money raised that night is being used to help pay for The Orbitsuns' upcoming tour of the UK starting on July 1st.

They will be performing at "many kick ass festivals across the pond" - folks can get details at http://ml2.myemail.com/webmail/webmail.cgi?cmd=url&xdata=~2-e54334fe44a5db61471ecc33fc848bb20584b1ead3e6a2c6d7ceaed4c6696c2e646574726f6974726f636b7265766965772e636f6d00&url=http!3A!2F!2Fwww.orbitsuns.com or myspace.com/orbitsuns.

BIO:

Riding their tired old horses across Detroit, their saddlebags stuffed with bourbon, cigarettes, Coney Island hotdogs and worn Johnny Cash cassettes, are the Orbitsuns, the Motor City's finest purveyors of low down and dirty outlaw country. Summoning the spirits of all of their brethren, the Orbitsuns are as outrageous as Iggy, as blue collar as Seger, as dark as Alice, as revolutionary as the MC5 and as boundary crossing as the Kid.

This is country, folks, but not as you know it.

Front man Vinnie Dombroski is one of the most celebrated musicians to have emerged from the vibrant Detroit scene in the last twenty years. Dombroski made his name with alt-rock giants Sponge in the ‘90s, smashing into the charts with hits like "Plowed" and "Molly (16 Candles)".  That band is still a going concern, as are Dombroski's fetish-tinged industrial band Crud, proving that the singer is as prolific as he is talented.

As well as his work with Sponge and Crud, the charismatic front man played alongside Sean Kinney and Mike Inez of Alice In Chains and Chris De Garmo of Queensryche in the short-lived but exciting Spys4Darwin project. Dombroski is also a respected producer and session drummer, and he has sat behind the stool for artists like Eileen Rose, Don Was and Vivian George. Whatever project he is involved with at any time, Vinnie Dombroski only ever gives 100%, and never has that been truer than with the Orbitsuns.

It was during the early part of the new millennium when Dombroski discovered his talent for writing fire n' brimstone, honky-tonk hoe-down from Hell cow-punk music, and before long he found himself with a gun case full of songs that would shake the dust from the oldest Stetson, but wouldn't fit comfortably in either Sponge's or Crud's repertoire. The obvious solution was to form a new band entirely, one that could roam from dive bar to social club, avoiding the spit n' sawdust on the floors to bring the party to everyone from the hipsters to the ignored. The band, completed by Sir Tim Duvalier on guitar, Bob Hecker on bass and Jimmy Paluzzi on drums, are one of the hardest working in Detroit, and in this town that's really saying something.

Debut album Redneck Disco was released in 2003, simultaneously introducing the world to a band which had been honing its incendiary live show since its inception a couple of years before. That album, which was re-released in 2008 as Redneck Disco Revisited, featured such slabs of whisky-soaked Michigan mayhem as the self-explanatory "Long Line of Sinners", a dirty cover of Johnny Cash's "Boy Named Sue",  and "Haul Ass", the latter being the Orbitsuns' call to arms.

2006 saw the release of the band's second album, Dollars & Dice, a record that had the Orbitsuns picking up where they left off. "I love girls that swear", sings Dombroski on the song of the same name, confirming what their fans already suspected; the Orbitsuns are gloriously filthy and magnificently sleazy, and nobody would want them any other way.

Sir Tim Duvalier is an accomplished multi-instrumentalist, and a master of the slide guitar. He has played with Detroit soul Queen Thornetta Davis and the Chisel Brothers, as well as award winning master blues man Chef Chris. He brings the twang to the Orbitsuns sound.

Bob Hecker has played with celebrated local bands like Sonic Blues and Larval, and it is he who supplies the Devil's own bass lines.

The rhythm section is completed by Jimmy Paluzzi, an original member of Sponge alongside Dombroski. After leaving Sponge, Paluzzi recorded an album for RCA records with Hoarse, a desert / stoner hard rock band, and played with the Fags, a power-pop group who made a few waves on both sides of the Atlantic.

Their live shows are less a simple concert and more an event, a party. That truth holds regardless of whether the band is playing in front of 4 people or 400.

It was their consistently incredible live performances, as well as two albums of perfectly executed outlaw country music, that encouraged Chicago's finest Cheap Trick and, later, veteran country artist David Allen Coe, to take the Orbitsuns out on tour.

2010 will see the release of the band's third studio album, First Drink of the Day. The subject matter will be familiar to fans of the band, with songs like "Speed and Alcohol", "Die With My Boots On" and "I'm Gettin' Sick of You" included, alongside a cover of "Seeds and Stems" by ‘60s Detroit band Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen.

In many ways, the Orbitsuns are the archetypal Detroit band. They have the grit to their noise that is associated with music from this region; they have simply transferred that same fire, that passion, into the cow-punk rodeo arena. These are experienced, respected musicians having the time of their lives. These are loveable deviants completely at ease with cowboy boots and bent Stetson hats. This is the greatest party band of the decade, capable of encouraging a maniacal hoe-down before bringing things back with a slow dance.

This is the Orbitsuns.

Get with the damned program.

People's Art Fair Band Submissions

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On the Rocks Detroit will be booking all the bands for this year's People's Arts Festival which will be held in Detroit at the Russell Industrial Complex on August 28 and 29, 2010.

This year we are accepting band submissions via 
Sonicbids.com. The world's most respected music festivals including SXSW, CMJ, Arts, Beats and Eats and more use Sonicbids to review and select artists to perform. To submit for the People's Arts Festival please go to the following link:  http://www.sonicbids.com/peoplesartsfestival

Submission DEADLINE is June 20, 2010. The submission fee is $10.  You will also have to be a member of 
sonicbids.com to submit. And for bands concerned about the Sonicbids membership fees - FREE memberships for sonicbids.com are available through BMI.com and FREE trial memberships through Sonicbids.com.

We will be booking over 30 slots of music in all genres at this year's FREE festival on two stages!
 

Ty Stone to Host "Hoedown After Party"

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Atlantic Recording Artist Ty Stone and WRIF to host Exclusive Hoedown After Party at St Andrews Hall

Ty Stone debuts new music from forthcoming Atlantic Release at May 15 Concert

On the brink of releasing his much anticipated Kid Rock-produced full-length record on Top Dog/Atlantic Records, Ty Stone will headline an exclusive Hoedown After-Party at St Andrews Hall on Saturday May 15, 2010.  The concert features live performances by Ty Stone and his band The Truth, along with sets by Americana-garage rockers Grayling (featuring The Truth bassist Greg Beyer), 2010 Detroit Music Awards People's Choice winners Robots in the Garden, self-proclaimed "party band" soul/funk with a rock twist group The Infatuations, and rock band Highwater.  Tickets are $10 and now available at the St Andrews box office (431 East Congress -Detroit, MI 48226, Ph: 313- 961-6358) and also at the door on the night of the show.  Doors are at 8 p.m. and ages 21 and over are welcome to attend.  WRIF will also be on hand, along with Zodiac Vodka, offering cool giveaways and drink specials.

The Hoedown After-Party comes on the heels of Ty Stone's song "Line of Blood" currently receiving heavy airplay on WRIF.  "I'm extremely excited that WRIF has decided to add "Line of Blood" to their playlist with the release of the Boondock Saints II soundtrack. It still blows my mind every time I hear my song on the radio and I can't wait to play it live for everyone who's been supporting me and calling and requesting it. The Truth is determined to show everyone that they belong on the radio and don't plan on going anywhere!" says Stone of his recent top-10 notch on WRIF's playlist.

At the St. Andrew's Hall show, fans can expect Stone to debut new songs from his forthcoming Atlantic records release.  "It was such a great experience to work with such world class musicians such as Audley Freed from the Black Crows and Robert Kearns front Lynyrd Skynyrd.  I can't wait for everyone to hear it, and I'm so proud of everyone involved", explains Stone.  Executive Produced by Kid Rock, the new disc features recordings with producers Rob Cavallo (Green Day, Kid Rock), John Fields (Pink, Miley Cyrus, Jonas Brothers), Brian Irwin and Marlon Young.  "It's gonna be hot!" enthuses Ty.

Don't miss the Hoedown After-Party of the Year with Ty Stone and The Truth on Saturday May 15 at Detroit's St. Andrew's Hall!

Detroit Music Awards is Open To Everyone!

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Detroit Music Awards

The annual gathering of Detroit Area Musicians takes place this Friday April 16th down at the Fillmore-Detroit in what has become thee must attend event for all involved in the local Detroit Music Scene. Now in its 19th year, the DMA's, as they're called, is a lavish event that brings together the music community in one locale for one night only, giving the community a chance to mingle. Although it is an event that celebrates the local music community, this event is also open to everyone, including YOU the fan! What better way to support your favorite artist than to come on down and have a drink or two with them while they all wait for their names to be announced the winner! This year looks to be quite the night with live performances from Jimmy McCarty's Hell Drivers, Critical Bill, The Sun Messengers, Julianne Ankely, and more! This year the Motor City Music Foundation, who organizes the event, will be giving out Distinguished Achievement Awards to The Rockets, Sun Messenger's, and Thunder Audio, so you may just be surprised who you may bump into! The Fillmore-Detroit is located at 2115 Woodward Avenue, Detroit Michigan, 48201 and can be reached at 313-961-5451. Tickets are $20 and will are available at ticketmaster.com or pick them up at the door!

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